Here's the Pennsylvania Banshee Whistle from the PRR 0-6-0 B6 Switcher Steam Locomotive. ...more

May 11, 2021 · Single chime, all brass, locomotive whistle from the Pennsylvania Railroad. These whistles were commonly used on the PRR's smaller switching and freight locomotive and had …

The little but mighty H10 was equipped with a "banshee" whistle. The listener should be able to imagine just how haunting that whistle sounded going through the mountains of Pennsylvania, …

The Reading T-1 locomotives in freight service all had that PRR style "peanut" whistle, or some refer to it as the "PRR banshee" whistle. Personally, I always liked those Reading T-1 freight …

Jun 10, 2008 · The PRR L1 whistle was what is commonly called a banshee or screamer whistle. On a good day it may actually sound like a very high pitched single-note peanut whistle. On a …

Nov 24, 2025 · The Reading Company and Pennsylvania Railroad used small single-chime whistles, referred to as 'banshees' on most of their freight power. The PRR eventually adopted …

Apr 11, 2024 · A three part whistle-sound made from a recording by Al White. This is of a PRR Banshee freight single chime on an H10 class 2-8-0 switching in Sandusky, OH in 1957.

These locomotives carried the PRR. Banshee whistle as it was known. The chime whistles went on passenger power, freight got the banshee's. I also rode many of the K-4 class which as …

As A Preview For Autumn Leaf Part 2. From Oct 19th, RBMN 425's CB&Q 5 Chime Was Taken Off And Was Changed to a PRR Banshee For the Deadhead To Port Clinton. ...

Short blast of the banshee vs a "tail off". For modeling purposes, how do we fix what the decoders have? Maybe just anecdotal info that individuals have found to be helpful. If you go back in the …